If setup does not find the original install then you may want to be on the
safe side and create a new partition (assuming you have unallocated space
for this)
You'll want to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom. The set of four
install disks can be created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the
\bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or
makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.
Then *F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system)
in the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your scsi controller in drive "A"
If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.
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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I have been trying to find when I would indicate during the
| installation of 2000 a new directory named such as WINNT2.
| I don't want to proceed without being positive of required
| actions.
|
| Just so you are clear on my hardware: I have a Maxtor 189Gb
| HD with a SCSI card, I have the driver disc for the SCSI
| card also.
|
| At the setup Windows 2000Pro screen I am presented with the
| following options:
| 1 To setup windows 2000 on the selected item, press ENTER.
| 2 To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.
| 3 To delete the selected partition, press D.
|
| Should I opt for 1 or 2, and then would I be able to create
| the new directory WINNT2 after one of these options are
| chosen to enable the parallel installation??
|
| Thanks for the help
| Kindest Regards
